Parcel-post mail-box.



J. WYMORE. PARCEL POST MAIL BOX. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I5, I914- Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANDCIRAPH (IO-,WASHINGTON, D. c.

J. WYMOREi PARCEL POST MAIL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15,1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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V Tail-L) its normal position. 1 a i V 1 Another object ofthe-invention istoproanatee; 1 'ph ppl icationfiled Septemberi15,11914; -SerialNaBGlfilS. :f

To all whom it may concern;

citizen 3 of; the Unitedl-States. residing .aat Seattle, in the county-10f King and State of Washington; have invented; certain newfland V useful Improvements in ParcelaPostg Mall-1 Boxes,;of whichthe followingsis a specifica-c;

t1on.-g:- A a This invention relates to improvements in receptacles for mallamatter, more particue larly to parcels post mail matter, and has.

for :one of its objects to provide a simply constructed receptacle "whereby the parcels of'the mail matter-maybe quickly trans terred' from the receptacleto a car; wagon,

or like conveyance, or transferred from the.

& gon, or like conveyance te -the re ptacle- -r 1' Anotherobject of -tlie invention is to pro vide a simply constructed device whichimay? be tilted and opened. to. receivexmail matter and automaticallyflclosed when returned. to

vide a simply constructed device forreceiv? ing the mail matteruincludinga closure and means for holding the same inclosed'posiltion during the" tilting. operation to prevent a-prema'ture discharge of the contents. 1

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainv novel featuresofconstruction as hereinafter described and specifically pointed out in thejclaim. s

The improveddevice may beemployed in;

connection with mail cars, mail delivery and collecting wagons or like vehicles, and ,itis

not desired therefore, to limit the invention a to use with any specificrconveyance, but for the purpose of illustration the improved device is shownarranged to beemployed in connection with a conventional mail car, and" in the drawings thus employed:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a portion of a conventional mail car and a vertical section of the mail receiving apparatus arranged in operative relation to the caryFig. 2 is a perspective view of theimprovedfdevice; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Y

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters. When employed in connection with the railway mail service, the improved device will belocated adjacent to the-track over SJ ATEN rust. isawm-mm I r AnrjgigigsTtMAIL-BQxJ i Specification 0t Letters Patent. v iPatente ctfA ug'l lg, 1915 irobe overturned, into the vehicle or into an opening therein. The improved device in- 'cludes a suitable supporting frame, and for the purpose of illustration the frame and its receptacle is shown'located upon the platform 10' convenient to the track, a portion of which is illustratedat 11 with a portion of-aconventional mail car indicated as aw whole at with one of the side door openings indicated at l3f i i Theframe which supports the improved apparatus may be of any suitableconstruction and of any'suitable material, but for the purpose of illustration is shown formed of corner postsl f and an inclined top or closure'l5. The posts are supported at suitableintervals by transverse members indicated at 16. L 1 I The'receptacle for the mail matter comprises a casing represented as a whole at 17 preferably formed of sheetmetal and with v V y a r whichithe cars passpso'thatthe mail matter :Be it, known: that 91, J osnrn iWvmonn,

an angular bottom 18 and hinged closure.

19. The receptacle 1? fits relatively close within the posts i l of the frame and hearing at its .lower portion when in vertical position against one ofthe transverse members 16 which thus forms a stop to limit the movement of the receptacle in one direction ashereinafter explained. Connected to the posts 14 at the front of the supporting frameare ears 20 in which a rod 21 is supported." The-receptacle'17 iscoupled to the rod 21 by staples or U-bolts 22 or other suitable devices. By this'means the receptacle 17 is mounted to swing upon the rod 21 into the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1, and supported in vertical position as shown in full lines in Figs. .1 and 2 with the lower portion bearing against one of the transvent the receptacle from moving beyond the vertical position. i i

Extending between the'rear posts 14 at 7 their upper ends is a transverse member 23 .verse members 16 as before stated, to prei 1 Attached to the upper front faceoi the n v receptacle 17 is a handle bail 24c, whilQ .anw

other handle bail 25 is corinectedto tliefbr 1' ward edge of the closure 19. The bail 25 is directed downwardly to closely engage the 'bail24, asiillustratedin Fig. 2, sothat the I operator may grasp both bails at once and "'1 thus hold the closure 19:-in -clo'sed position at the same time that he is pullingthe re ceptacle= intoeit'sg tilted; position; and thus l hold the; closure 19 in engagementiwith the upper edge ofthe receptacle-l7 until: the:

' latter; is disposed in its full tilted position; and tlrusuprevent r the premature discharge ofithre mail matter. A suitable implement v suchas-a: hook,v indicated :at 26; may: be em ployed to pull" the receptacle-1'1- into its tiltedmositimn-the hook being: engaged with} bOlJll' of the bails 2425' and holdinglrthe' closure 19 in engagement: with'zth'e receptacleas longas requiredin the same manner as when the device ismanually: operated. If.

the receptacle: 17 is entirely filledwith par cels of 1 mail matter, there" would be? danger;

10f its escape if the closure l?) were: prematurely openedwhen' the-receptacle lh'a'dsbeen tilted into the position shown in Fig: 1 but I by providing the coactingmembers 24s-25 h di h rge of: the receptacle may; be

readily controlled. T his is an' importantfeature of applicants jCleViCe', andsmate-rially" increasesits efiiciency and utility;

. It! will-be; noted that whenlin closedxposi tion the closure vl9-is relatively close to r the inclined-top 15 of the supporting: frame.

a When mail matter is-to'be depositedlinthe Gopics- 015% this patent imam be: obtained: jfbr receptacle.- the'lower bail member 24 is i util- =Withesses zi r latter isi in vertical position; as shown in 9 lFig, 1, ',"Oonsequently,. if the closure 19 is .1 'not"'manually"closedfordoes not'fall shut by 'gravityp the closure-19 will'enga'ge thertop .l5wl1'en the receptacle is moved into vertical position,- and thus iauton aticallyfi elose 'the same and protect the' -contentsfof the re cep-tacle; r wl hisiis: also lan important feature of applicants device an increases its eifi ciency and utility, :9

wise-.zbe utilized ite receive apadlock on other a fastening device if desired) fir-lie support? -l IlgifltIflef may be movable or stationary; as

may berp'referred. Two or more 5 of the are? ceptacles-imaybe emplbyedflone torreoeive H outgoingmail, and the other one to receive: V

incorningfimail b utfit: is? not deemed 'neces to: illustrate afiduplication ofi'tli'ei re V ceptaclets fi a o 'l hedmprovech device ernployed to receive incoming! mailliy simply tilting the emptyi receptacle: into; the position shown by commune in! Figs 1,; depositing the. mail" matterv HilldlthGIl! releasing the receptacle; l-

whem it: will: be:' returned. automatically by, gravity to its closed and vertical positiona' 1 Having thus'idescribed the invention; what I In; an apparalms of: the class descrikled; at

neceptaolemounted ion-swingingmovement, j

a closure for said receptacletlar-handlerl'oopii 7' IOOP'KCOIIII'GOtGd to saidlreceptaclegktlie han i 5 connected to said? closuref aild a" handle dle loop; ofa the! r'eceptaclefbeing relativelyi close :to the handle loop 7: ofithe closure when;

the sa-me is CIO'SGdi so thatilioth handlei loops 7 as can'be grasped oneiliands to simultanes ously==swingithereceptacle and holditlieclosure inapo'sitionv .In testimony whereof; I: my'sig nature I in presence offitwol withessesi 

